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Springtail - Isotomurus
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

Springtail - Isotomurus
Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
February 3, 2006
Size: around 1.5 mm
Found on some type of fungus -- I doubt if it's important what type since these things are on just about everything. I take it this is a so-called Snow Flea.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 6 February, 2006 - 8:22pm
Last updated 7 February, 2007 - 6:43pm

Moved
Moved from Isotomidae.
… Jim McClarin, 7 February, 2007 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

Isotomurus
Compares well with your more recent upload of Januari 14, 2007.
… Frans Janssens, 7 February, 2007 - 6:54am login or register to post comments

 
Great, all the way to genus!
Thanks, Frans.
… Jim McClarin, 7 February, 2007 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

Isotomidae
Hi Jim. Unfortunately, Snow Flea is a general name for springtails that are active on the snow. It can be a hypogastrurid but also an isotomid, depending on the source. This specimen is of the family Isotomidae. Genus could be Desoria, Isotoma or Isotomurus. Nice shot of the furca.
… Frans Janssens, 5 July, 2006 - 7:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Frans.
It certainly is great to have someone knowledgeable come along and make sense of a growing pile of unidentified critters :-)
… Jim McClarin, 5 July, 2006 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

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